Wagon-axle.



PATENTED JULY 26, 1904.

D. JACKSON.

WAGON AXLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3. 1904 N0 MODEL.

Patented July 26, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL JACKSON, OF ST. GEORGE, CANADA.

WAGON-AXLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 765,840, dated July 26, 1904.

Application filed May 3,1904. Serial No. 206,219- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DANIEL J AOKSON, of the village of St. George, in the county of Brant, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in WVagon-Axles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in wagon-axles; and the object of the invention is to devise an extremely simple, durable, and eflicient means for attaching the tie-rods to the axle-arms; and it consists, essentially, of a bolt with a countersunk head and designed to pass through the end of the hollow axlearm and through a hole in the end of the tierod, the parts being otherwise arranged and constructed in detail, as hereinafter more particularly explained.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an axle intermediately broken away, showing the general appearance of my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail of one end of the axle and arm. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section through one end of the axle and arm. F ig. 4: is a crosssection through the line in y, Fig. 3.

1n the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

Arepresents the hollow axle-arms,intowhich the ends of the wooden portion A of the axle extend.

a a are two projections beneath each axlearm and between which is formed a recess (4 into which the upturned ends of the tie-rod B extend. By this means all side strain is removed from the bolt C.

G is a bolt which is provided with a countersunk head, the head of such bolt fitting into a corresponding hole a in the axle-arm. The bolt 0 extends through a hole 6 in the tie-rod and is provided with a nut 0 at the outer end. By means of such bolt and nut, as shown, the tie-rod. is securely held in place, and thereby securely connects the axle-arm together.

Heretofore it has been the practice to use a clip-bolt and cross-plate and nuts and to turn up the end of the tie-rod and by means of the plate hold the tie-rod to the axle-arm, and this necessitated a much more expensive construction.

By my device .I have reduced the cost to a minimum and have produced a stronger, betfrom the axle-arm out through the opening in the tie-rod, and a nut on the outer end of the bolt bearing upon the tie-rod, substantially as described.

2. In combination, with the axle, an axlearm having a pair of integral projections formed thereon, with afree space between them opening downwardly and having also an opening or recess to one side of the said projections, a tie-rod fitting in the space between the projections extending beyond the same and having an upturned end fitted to the opening in the axle-arm, a bolt fitted to an opening which is countersunk on the inner side of the said arm, said bolt passing through the tie-rod at a point beyond the projections, and having a nut on the end thereof, substantially as described.

DANIEL J ACKSON.

WVitnessesi S. B. LAURASON, H. FREEMAN. 

